Bob Bowman vs. Frank McGowan — Career Comparison

Bob Bowman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Frank McGowan
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Bowman and Frank McGowan are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Bowman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.723 vs .698) and slugging (.403 vs .351). Frank McGowan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.347 vs .320). By the career numbers, Bob Bowman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Bowman and Frank McGowan

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
263.01
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
157.89
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
584
600
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1425
600
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
533.22
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
508.63
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
129
132.53
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
133.05
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
90.41
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
99.37
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19.52
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
24.42
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.14
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.74
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.47
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.53
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
42.12
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
33.68
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.67
69.52
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161.53
68.01
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
214.73
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
178.53
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
183
188.01
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
200
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
72.95
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
73.26
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
55.48
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
45.47
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
108
110.96
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
116.21
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.35
71.25
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176.26
74.22
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.16
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.11
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
48
49.32
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
64.84
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
111.99
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
51.37
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.68
11.68
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.16
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
24.42
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.14
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.16
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.63
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.79
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.71
60.71

Fielding Stats for Bob Bowman and Frank McGowan

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.36
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.94
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
27
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124.1
9
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.95
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
2.13
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.03
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.96
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.343
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.82
68.82
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0